Religious Law and Crime in Developed/Developing Countries
- Richa Sharma
- July 14, 2020
Content :
The term “Religious Law” means any kind of customary practices/ traditions which are followed by people from centuries or an ethical code of code and moral code of conduct which are preached/practiced by the people of different religion across the globe such as Christianity follows the principles of old testament also known as biblical law, Hinduism is preached by the principles of dharma, Vedas, etc, Sikhism does not follow a particular principle but a combination of all the believes of the religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, etc and believes that there is only one God, Jainism follows the scriptures which has listed the 5 vows anuvratas( are the lesser or limited vows namely non-violence, truthfulness, non- possession, being chastity and non-stealing, 3 gunavratas (subsidiary vows), 4 siksavratas which are the vows which gives instructions and to follow the path of discipline .If we talk about the kinds of religious laws in the world all of them are sacred in nature and teaches everyone should show respect towards the society and the individuals of the society and on the other hand, term “Religious Crimes” or can say religious offences means an activity which might affront the religious opinions or believes of people belonging to a particular religion or which might create a negative impact on them also known as “Sin” it mostly includes Blasphemy (speaking bad words). Majority of people thinks that religion helps in decreasing the crime rate which is actually true, through preaching of their religious texts, scriptures, etc, Countries which have a single (state religion) of their own tends to have a smaller number of crime rates. It can also be said that tensions which arises between the people of different religions due to some or the other reasons often leads to the hates crimes(those crimes which are backed by a some kind if it is periconceptional motive and victim is mostly a person who belongs to a particular religion, group, caste, race or gender).Religious laws are applied and taught by the religious places such as Church, mosque, temples, “Gurudwaras” etc. In this research paper, researcher will trace the origin of some of the religious laws and will elaborate more on the religious principles of different religions (religious laws), comparison between religious laws and secular laws, religion and crime, names of the countries giving religious freedom to it’s citizens, names of worst countries for religious freedom, examples of religious laws, countries having official state religions(State Religion Countries are those countries where one religion is been practiced by all the citizens ),Religion and Crime: Is there any correlation between the two?Countries where preaching own religion is banned, crime rates by religion(US, UK and INDIA), effects of religious practice on crime rates, role of religion in preventing risk of crime in society, how can religion reduce the crime rate, causes of religious conflicts, solutions/preventive measures to stop religious crimes, role of government in controlling religious crimes, statutory provisions and related cases laws, religions and development what are the links?And how religious freedom contributes in the sustainable development, etc.?
